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	Thursday, December 30th The 364th day of 2010. There are 1 days left in the year. Go to a previous date.

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Today's Highlights in History
See a larger version of this front page.		On Dec. 30, 1972, the United States halted its heavy bombing of North Vietnam. (Go to article.)On Dec. 30, 1873, Alfred Smith, the four-time governor of New York State and 1928 presidential candidate, was born. Following hisdeath on Oct. 4, 1944, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. |Other Birthdays)
		On December 30, 1899, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Manila during the Philippine-American War. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1813	The British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.
1865	Author Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India.
1903	About 600 people died when fire broke out at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago.
1911	Sun Yat-sen was elected the first president of the Republic of China.
1922	Vladimir Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
1928	Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates in McComb, Miss.
1940	California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.
1978	Ohio State University fired Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after Hayes punched a Clemson University player during a game.
1993	Israel and the Vatican agreed to recognize one another.
2003	The federal government announced it would ban the sale of ephedra, an herbal stimulant linked to 155 deaths and dozens of heart attacks and strokes.
2006	Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was hanged.

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Current Birthdays

Matt Lauer turns 53 years old today.

AP Photo/Richard Drew TV host Matt Lauer ("Today") turns 53 years old today.

76 Joseph Bologna Actor 76 Russ Tamblyn Actor 75 Jack Riley Actor ("The Bob Newhart Show") 75 Sandy Koufax Baseball Hall of Famer 73 Noel Paul Stookey Folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary) 70 James Burrows TV director ("Taxi," "Cheers," "Will and Grace") 68 Michael Nesmith Rock singer, musician (The Monkees) 65 Davy Jones Rock singer (The Monkees) 64 Patti Smith Rock musician 63 Jeff Lynne Rock singer, musician (ELO) 57 Meredith Viera TV host ("Today") 51 Tracey Ullman Actress, comedian 49 Sean Hannity TV host 35 Tiger Woods Golfer 34 A.J. Pierzynski Baseball player 33 Laila Ali Boxer, TV personality 32 Tyrese Gibson R&B singer, actor 30 Eliza Dushku Actress ("Dollhouse," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") 26 LeBron James Basketball player

Historic Birthdays
Alfred Smith
12/30/1873 - 10/4/1944 American politician and four-time governor of New York State  (Go to obit.)
77	Bert Parks 12/30/1914 - 2/2/1992 American game show host
69	Sir Carol Reed 12/30/1906 - 4/25/1976 English film director
71	Alfred Einstein 12/30/1880 - 2/13/1952 German-born American musicologist and critic
70	Ramana Maharshi 12/30/1879 - 4/14/1950 Hindu philosopher and yogi
70	Rudyard Kipling 12/30/1865 - 1/18/1936 English writer
77	Asa Griggs Candler 12/30/1851 - 3/12/1929 American developer of Coca-Cola
62	John Milne 12/30/1850 - 7/30/1913 English seismologist and geologist; inventor of the seismograph

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